What to do if there are lumps in the breast after weaning

Many pregnant women will have breast swelling and lumps. When there are lumps, the milk that the baby drinks will also be affected to a certain extent, and these will block the milk of pregnant women from being retained, so some methods must be taken to remove these lumps. Pregnant women can massage their breasts when they are free to help the milk flow out quickly. So what should I do if there are lumps in my breasts after weaning?

What to do if there are lumps in the breast milk after weaning

If there are lumps in your breasts during weaning, it's probably because the milk is being squeezed. Touch the area and see if it hurts. If it doesn’t hurt, apply a hot compress first. If that doesn’t work, you will need to find a professional masseur to give you a massage.

During weaning, if there are breast pain and lumps in the breast, local hot compresses or massage can be used to improve the condition. After weaning, mothers should drink less soup to help reduce milk secretion and stop milk production faster. If there is still a lot of milk, you can use a bra binder to tightly bind your breasts, or when your breasts are too full, use a breast pump to suck out some of the milk and then bind your breasts tightly with cloth.

Weaning can gradually reduce the number of breastfeeding times. When the baby needs to be weaned, in order to reduce the occurrence of milk engorgement, mothers should slowly reduce the number of feedings as the baby approaches the weaning period. This will reduce milk secretion, which will not only help the baby wean, but also reduce the pain of milk engorgement.

If there are lumps in the breast milk when weaning, you can take vitamin B6, 200 mg each time, 3 times a day, for 3 consecutive days. (Applicable after the start of breastfeeding and before weaning) If the mother does not have much milk before weaning the baby, there is no need to take any medication and let the milk secretion stop naturally. However, this may leave some milk lumps in the mother's breasts, which can be felt when touched. Don't worry, generally speaking, these milk lumps will be naturally absorbed after a period of time.

How to wean mothers

1. Weaning should be carried out in a planned manner. After the baby is 6 months old, the number of complementary foods should be gradually increased, from less to more, from thin to thick, from soft to hard, and the number of feedings should be gradually reduced. Weaning can be done in spring and autumn because the climate is neither too cold nor too hot and a variety of foods are more abundant. In the summer, it is too hot, and food can easily spoil and cause intestinal infectious diseases. In the winter, it is cold, and children are prone to illness, making it inconvenient to feed them at night. If the child is one year old in the summer or winter season, the weaning time should be advanced or delayed. If the child is sick during weaning, the weaning time should also be postponed.

2. Use medicine to stop breastfeeding. This method can be used for breastfeeding mothers who have abundant milk or want to stop breastfeeding quickly. Generally, you should go to the hospital to get a milk-suppressing injection, or take Chinese or Western medicine. If your milk supply is not sufficient, you can try roasted malt, and you can use hot water for local hot compresses during the process of breast swelling. Since some babies are still very attached to their mother's milk, it is best to start reducing milk supply from the daytime feeding. After weaning the baby off during the day, slowly stop nighttime feedings until you are completely weaned.

3. Before weaning, let your baby get used to and accept formula milk and pacifiers. You can first put expressed breast milk in a bottle and feed it to your baby to help him get used to the taste of the pacifier. After your baby gets used to it, you can switch to feeding him formula milk. Cultivate the relationship between the baby and the mother and other family members, let him feel the love of the whole family, and thus have a sense of trust and security. Some mothers have to wean their babies early due to work, business trips or illness. As long as they make the above preparations, they can make up for the losses of early weaning and reduce the psychological harm caused to the baby by weaning.